I'm humbled, every day.

This week has been a blast. i’ve been staying with the sisters of the person who was leading the ONU team. Yesterday I taught in the school in the slum. I taught 6^th grade and 8^th grade English, or my native tongue as the Kenyans called it. Today I am hanging out with Dolly and Charles and we are going to go see elephants, then I am training a soccer team in Kibera. I have been taking public transportation everywhere, and they are these small 15 passenger busses called matatus, and they play really loud music. They drive like crazy people and I nearly have a heart attack every time I take one. It’s like when coach josh was driving us to nationals. Ha! On Sunday we went to church at Central Church of the Nazarene then they had a youth service in the afternoon. It was all wonderful and the Lord’s presence filled the room. The preachers were so full of the spirit it blew me away. I’ve been eating a lot of African food, and it isn’t too bad. Tonight, I am eating fried fish..the whole fish, bones, head ,eyeballs. I’m nervous. Thursday I am cooking for Eunice and Dolly and am going to improvise on lasagna. So, here are some of the impacting and shaping things that have happened thus far:

He has done great things

This was sung during worship at church on Sunday. All of a sudden, people started coming forward and kneeling at the altar. The altars were full. Grown men were kneeling before the lord crying. I was so humbled. He truly has done great things. Whether you’re in America or Africa, the Lord is good and he has done great things, great enough to bring us to our knees and weep.

Here I am to worship

We sang this song twice on Sunday, and both times I couldn’t even sing, just stand in the Lord’s presence. I’m alone in Africa, but my purpose is still the same: to worship the Lord. That’s it. And there is nothing I would rather do.

This is my daily bread, your very word spoken to me. I’m desperate for you, I’m lost without you.

I am rocked each time I think of this. Each morning I wake up and read scripture. The power of the word of God is indescribable. It has given me so much strength and encouragement. When it comes down to it, I am so lost without the Lord and I am so desperate for him. No matter how many kids reach out to me and call my name and give me attention, it doesn’t come close to what the lord gives.

I came to you in weakness with fear and great trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power. 1 Corinthains 2:3-5

One day I was reading through 1 Corinthians, and when I came across this verse, I stopped and cried. It was one of those moments where God speaks directly to your heart. I think a lot of times I want to be the fancy American who has so much to offer, but really, I don’t. God’s Spirit will work if my hands are open.

I do miss home. I miss everyone a lot, but I know I have a purpose for being here. I think I will have a lot of opportunities to get online for the remainder of my trip, so definitely keep in touch! Love you all so much!